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Anyone have one? What kind? What do you like/dislike?

I've been cooking on a char griller Akorn(Kamado cooking has been enjoyable) but my Kamado's lid recently came off which means time for something new. I'm giving some serious thought to switching technologies. Really like the "set it and forget it" aspect of Pellets. Seems like the grills are still versatile enough for my purposes(mostly smoking, occasionally grilling some fish or vegetables or burgers and such)

Curious what others thoughts are?

Ping ThunderGerbil. He knows his stuff on this.

I'll prolly buy a pellet burner next time I'm in the market but I haven't done much research yet... Nothing wrong with my current grill... Yet..

When I win the lottery. . .

I've been doing a lot of looking. Really a fan of the Grilla grills in that lower to medium price range. The stainless construction and the PID controller are good options. But, from what I've read Pit Boss makes an ok smoker at 1/2 the cost. Doesn't have the PID, but neither does my oven(and the Kamado had no controls other than the blue tooth thermometer and me walking back and forth to adjust the dampers).

I've had a propane fired smoker for about 6 months or so now.. pretty happy with it.. I burn lots of chips..

You eat a lot of chips too Drafter

I have a Traeger Renegade Pro.

It's small, about 400 sq inches, but that's all I need.
The advantage is the accuracy of the temperature setting.

No charcoal, you can pick your own wood pellets for different dishes, and you can go about your business while you're smoking.
I smoked a pork shoulder this weekend and it turned out great.
The only disadvantage is that the grill doesn't get hot enough to sear.
Still depend on the Weber for that.

I have a Bradley smoker and a Traeger both are a set and forget cooking. Needless to say I prefer my Weber 26.5 kettle I can smoke meat and grill. If I am busy doing yard work or office work I will drop something in my Traeger or Bradley and let it work. But kettle cooking taste so much better gives me a chance to relax and smoke a cigar and grab a drink.

Thanks.

Really looking forward to the easier over night cooks.

precisely the reason why I chose an electric...just pop in a few chunks of wood for the smoke at the beginning, set and forget until it's time....never have to worry about replenishing the wood...

I also have a Weber Smokey Mountain with a DigiQ DX draft control system. For less than the price of a pellet smoker you can have the simplicity of set it and forget it. Better flavor, more smoke, cook with charcoal, and you'll use less fuel and be able to cook a lot more.

The pellets are good for ease, and for small cooks like a few racks of ribs, a brisket or a pork shoulder. The firepot is small, though, and it struggles to keep up when you cook multiple pork shoulders. I wouldn't try to cook more than 20 lbs of meat in it. You'll use A LOT of pellets.

The WSM is much, much more efficient, IMO... and with the draft control system, is just as easy.

Lowes has a nice 820 sq in pellet on sale this weekend

Good stats and compares well to traeger. 5 yr warranty. Reputable company.

I've deliberated on getting one. It's not really a grill but can get the job done.

I am far from any kind of expert on smokers (actually a real noobish smoker) but I have heard that pellet smokers don't give off as much of the smoke taste in the meat. I am guessing there are probably better ones than others but was a general statement I had seen on tv I took into consideration before buying my smoker last year.